Socialist Party is Only Party, Besides Republicans and Democrats, to File for Guam Advisory Presidential Vote

Starting in 1980, Guam has voted for President in November, even though Guam has no electoral votes. The Guam Election Commission always prints the Democratic and Republican national tickets on its November ballot automatically. It also puts other tickets on the ballot, simply by request. This year, the only third ticket is the Socialist Party’s ticket. See the Guam ballot here. The presidential part is near the bottom. The Socialist Party presidential candidate’s name is Emidio Soltysik, but the ballot omits the “i” in his surname.

Most minor party and independent tickets ignore the Guam presidential vote. Ross Perot never asked to be on the Guam ballot, nor has the Green Party. Ralph Nader was on Guam in 2004 but not any other year. Generally the Libertarian Party ticket is on, but not this year.

The highest percentage of the vote anyone outside the two major parties ever received in Guam was John Anderson in 1980. He got 954 votes, which was 3.78%, lower than his percentage in any of the 50 states except Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. Thanks to Walter Ziobro for the link.


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Socialist Party is Only Party, Besides Republicans and Democrats, to File for Guam Advisory Presidential Vote — 3 Comments

  1. Shame third parties don’t focus on it. That usually is announced early in the morning, and can potentially build momentum for the day with a strong performance and make you seem viable. Ah well, they can do that with Dixville Notch and the other New Hampshire midnight voting towns, which actually count.

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